Suspect extradited to county

Wednesday

Mar 30, 2011 at 12:01 AM

MOUNT HOLLY - One of two Philadelphia men accused in October of following a Cinnaminson man home from a casino, pistol-whipping him, and trying to rob the victim has been extradited to Burlington County.

Christopher Featherstone, 22, made a first appearance in Superior Court on Monday and was ordered held on $100,000 bail, according to records.

Featherstone was charged with robbery, aggravated assault and several weapons offenses.

He and David Riley, 20, followed the victim from the SugarHouse casino in Philadelphia during the predawn hours of Oct. 16, hit him with a handgun, and tried to steal the $2,000 he had won about an hour earlier, according to police.

The men abandoned their robbery attempt when the victim, who needed eight staples in his head after the attack, yelled for help, police said.

Both suspects were arrested about two months later in Philadelphia.

Riley remains in the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia awaiting extradition to New Jersey.

Featherstone is being held in Burlington County Jail.

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